Green needle grass grows in a central Saskatchewan pasture. It is a favoured plant and a sign of a healthy pasture. | File photo

Native plants can help tell a pasture’s story

These plants can reveal the history of land disturbances and soil quality and indicate how to best manage the range

Glacier FarmMedia – Southwest of Calgary, as the jagged peaks of the Rockies level out to the Prairies, rough fescue grows in dense tufts. This native plant is Alberta’s provincial grass and a tasty meal for livestock in the fall and winter. Saskatchewan’s provincial grass is needle-and-thread grass, named after its sharp seed tip and […] Read more

A gully has formed in a field where water has flowed and stripped soil.

Predicting gully erosion helps land management

A modelling framework using remote sensing environmental data can predict gully erosion susceptibility more accurately

Researchers at the University of Illinois developed a modelling framework using remote sensing environmental data to predict gully erosion susceptibility more accurately.